Based on the best-selling "Calculus and Its Applications "by Marv Bittinger, this new text is appropriate for a two-semester calculus course for life science majors. Withfour new chapters and two new co-authors, "Calculus for the Life Sciences "continues the Bittinger reputation as one of the most s
Calculus for The Life Sciences
โ Scribed by Sebastian J. Schreiber, Karl Smith, Wayne Getz
- Publisher
- Schreiber, Smith & Getz
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 738
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Preliminary version: Authored by two distinguished researchers/teachers and an experiences, successful textbook author, Calculus for Life Sciences is a valuable resource for Life Science courses. As life-science departments increase the math requirements for their majors, there is a need for greater mathematic knowledge among students. This text balances rigorous mathematical training with extensive modeling of biological problems. The biological examples from health science, ecology, microbiology, genetics, and other domains, many based on cited data, are key features of this text.
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